Ujanbanshi by Swakrito Noman

"After forty years, a naked man emerges from a tiger's stomach. On a foggy winter morning in Poush, he is first seen in Noyonchore. He can sit with snakes, walk on water like a frog, and fly holding onto an eagle's leg. Anadi Dutta, the landlord of Ujangao, identifies him as Mokheraj Khan, also known as Abu Towab, the mysterious man. Gradually, he becomes revered as 'Baghamama.' He changes the culture of the community along the Neelakshi river. But can a person survive in a tiger's stomach for forty years? Abdul Kayed raises this question. One day, while digging the ground, he discovers an ancient inscription. Inspired by this inscription, his son Mohan Reza embarks on a quest for knowledge. His body carries the scent of wild kalmi flowers, and in his sleep and wakefulness, he hears the call of the hoatzin bird. Meanwhile, on full moon nights, people, animals, birds, and insects stay awake to the tune of the shikar bird. This novel, set in the socio-political, conservatism, liberalism, wisdom, and ignorance of the second half of the twentieth century, marks an unparalleled milestone in Swakrit Noman's literary journey."